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PRUNELLA VULGARIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America
Synonyms:
heal all; Prunella vulgaris; self-heal
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Prunella vulgaris" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("Prunella vulgaris" is a member of...):
genus Prunella; Prunella (small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers)